Forecast valid from: 06:00, Tuesday 29 September 2026 until 06:00, Wednesday 30 September 2026
Southeasterly winds will reach force 6 or higher this morning on Irish coasts from Fair Head to Wicklow Head to Roches Point.
Southeasterly winds will reach gale force 8 at times this morning (Tuesday) on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Erris Head to Fair Head extending to all Irish coastal waters and the Irish Sea today, and reaching strong gale force 9 for a time between Roches Point and Erris Head.
HIGH TIDE ADVISORY IN OPERATION FOR SOUTHERN COASTS
Ireland lies in a strengthening southeasterly airflow with high pressure of 1029hPa centred over southern Norway and a complex and elongated area of low pressure of 982hPa centred in the Atlantic.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Wind: Southeast force 5 or 6. Imminent increasing force 5 to 7, occasionally gale force 8 and gusty. Later increasing force 6 to gale force 8. Decreasing southerly force 4 to 6 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloud will continue to increase from the south this morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and patches of mist developing. More persistent rain will spread from the southwest this afternoon. Rain will clear eastwards followed by showers later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Wind: Southeast force 6 to gale force 8 and gusty. Soon increasing force 7 to strong gale force 9 and gusty. Later decreasing force 5 to 7 and gusty and gradually veering mainly south to southwest.
Weather: Cloud will continue to increase from the south this morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and patches of mist developing. More persistent rain will spread from the southwest this afternoon. Rain will clear eastwards followed by showers later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Fresh to near gale force southerly winds veering southwest later and easing moderate to fresh in the east and fresh to strong in the west. Weather; Showers, some heavy with thunderstorms possible.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Tuesday 29 September 2026
All times are local unless specified